install-guide/devel/en_US packageselection.xml,1.8,1.9
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Wed May 23 02:10:40 UTC 2007
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv23013
Modified Files:
packageselection.xml
Log Message:
- Remove old Extras information.
- Keeping screenshots for this slightly confusing interface, for now.
Index: packageselection.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/install-guide/devel/en_US/packageselection.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- packageselection.xml 23 May 2007 01:22:31 -0000 1.8
+++ packageselection.xml 23 May 2007 02:10:37 -0000 1.9
@@ -64,25 +64,10 @@
of software you select for installation.
</para>
<para>
- The &FEX; software repository contains thousands of additional
- packages you can add at installation time if desired. To add the
- &FEX; software repository to the installation program, select
- <guilabel>&FEX;</guilabel> from the repository listing. &FEX; is
- already defined in the installation program and requires no
- further input. For more information about Fedora Extras, refer to
- the <guilabel>Release Notes</guilabel> or <ulink
- url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras"/>.
- </para>
- <note>
- <title>&FEX; and Network Connectivity</title>
- <para>The &FEX; repository selection is available if your computer
- has a connection to the internet.</para>
- </note>
- <para>
To include software from <firstterm>repositories</firstterm> other
- than &FC; and &FEX;, select <guilabel>Add additional software
- repositories</guilabel>. The following list includes examples
- of ways you can use this option.
+ than the &FED; package collection, select <guilabel>Add additional
+ software repositories</guilabel>. The following list includes
+ examples of ways you can use this option.
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -90,20 +75,21 @@
<title>Get the Latest Fedora Software</title>
<para>
If you provide the location of a repository of updates for
- Fedora Core, your system will have the most recent versions
- of Core software. You will not need to peform a system
+ &DISTRO;, your system will have the most recent versions of
+ &DISTRO; software. You will not need to peform a system
update immediately after installation to get these updates.
This usage is ideal if you are installing over the Internet
or any network where bandwidth is a concern.
</para>
</formalpara>
<caution>
- <title>Upgrading and Updates</title> <para>Package updates
- during the release cycle of a single verison of &FC; are
- intended to upgrade only that version. If you are upgrading
- a previous version of &FC;, you may encounter problems if
- you include an update repository during this step. Problems
- are less likely when performing a fresh installation.</para>
+ <title>Upgrading and Updates</title>
+ <para>Package updates during the release cycle of a single
+ verison of &FC; are intended to upgrade only that version.
+ If you are upgrading a previous version of &FC;, you may
+ encounter problems if you include an update repository
+ during this step. Problems are less likely when performing
+ a fresh installation.</para>
</caution>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -118,48 +104,15 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
If you select <guilabel>Add additional software
- repositories</guilabel>, the following dialog appears:
- </para>
- <figure id="fig-additional-repos">
- <title>Add Repository Screen</title>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/additionalrepo.eps" format="EPS"/>
- </imageobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/additionalrepo.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>
- Add repository screen.
- </phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </figure>
- <para>
- Provide a name for the repository and the URL for its location.
- Here are some URLs for listings of specific Fedora software
- repository mirrors.
- </para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Fedora Core Updates -
- http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-released-fc&FCLOCALVER;</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Fedora Extras -
- http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-extras-&FCLOCALVER;</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para>
- The URLs above provide a list of actual mirrors. You cannot use
- them verbatim in the <guilabel>Add repository</guilabel> dialog.
- Visit the URL for a list of actual repository locations. If you
- see the text <literal>$ARCH</literal> in the URL, substitute your
- system's architecture. See <xref
- linkend="sn-which-arch"/> for more information on
- architectures.
- </para>
+ repositories</guilabel>, the <guilabel>Add repository</guilabel>
+ dialog appears. Provide a <guilabel>Repository name</guilabel> and
+ the <guilabel>Repository URL</guilabel> for its location.
+ </para>
+ <tip>
+ <title>&DISTRO; Software Mirrors</title>
+ <para>To find a &DISTRO; software mirror near you, refer to <ulink
+ url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mirrors"/>.</para>
+ </tip>
<para>
Once you provide information for an additional repository, the
installer reads the package metadata over the network. Software
@@ -168,7 +121,7 @@
more information on selecting packages.
</para>
<note>
- <title>Backtracking Erases Added Repository Data</title>
+ <title>Backtracking Removes Repository Metadata</title>
<para>
If you choose <guilabel>Back</guilabel> from the package
selection screen, any extra repository data you may have entered
@@ -177,7 +130,7 @@
repository once entered.
</para>
</note>
- </section>
+ </section>
<section id="sn-package-selection">
<title>Customizing the Software Selection</title>
<para>
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